Immigration Insights

January 4, 2019

Review and summary of the top global business immigration news stories and developments of 2018. Changes in visas and work permits rules for companies, foreign employees, and expats in the U.S., the UK, Australia, China, Brazil, Indonesia, the UAE, and Hong Kong.

January 4, 2019

An Order of 18 December 2018 authorises the doubling of the UK's immigration health surcharge (IHS) to £400 per annum, effective 8 January 2019.

January 2, 2019

The Single Permit Directive (2011/98/EU) has been implemented in Belgium, effective 1 Jan 2019, meanwhile, the Flanders region has prepared its own work permit legislation, effective 1 Jan 2019. The EU intra-company transfer directive (2014/66/EU) is not expected to be implemented until May 2019.

January 2, 2019

Effective immediately, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Interior has increased the fee for the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) from the equivalent of USD 1000 to USD 2000.

December 24, 2018

The very latest immigration updates from around the globe in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. This week, we look at news from the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. Plus why not watch our On-Demand Webinar, Kickstart 2019: 3 Global Immigration Updates You Need to Know...

December 21, 2018

Review of three rising global technology industry hotbeds - Barcelona, Spain; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Sydney, Australia. Tech start-up scene, financing, talent pool, and incubators discussed. Business immigration, work permits, and visas explained.

December 20, 2018

A Statement of Changes laid before Parliament for “resident EU citizens (& their EU citizen family members) with a valid passport” & “their non-EU citizen family members holding a valid biometric residence card” to apply for settled/pre-settled status via EU Settlement Scheme, from 21 Jan 2019.

December 20, 2018

The UK Home Office has published its long-awaited policy paper on its proposed future skills-based immigration system, designed to replace freedom of movement for EU citizens after Brexit.

December 20, 2018

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland is now requesting that Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders apply for their Stamp 4 permission four months in advance of the expiry date of their CSEP, (i.e., once they have completed 20 months on their employment permit).

December 17, 2018

The latest global immigration news in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news from Australia, the UK, Kenya, Switzerland, Indonesia, Singapore and India. Plus read our latest Brexit blog post and read about our latest award win!

December 16, 2018

Effective 28 January 2019, employers in the United Kingdom will be able to rely on an online right-to-work check to prove the status of prospective employees.

December 14, 2018

Events of this week make a no-deal Brexit look ever more likely. What does it mean for UK and EU nationals, business, and immigration? Possible no-deal Brexit, a second referendum, latest guidance on settled status, and the impact on companies and employee's work permits and residence explained.

December 13, 2018

Effective 13 December 2018, enhanced integrity regulations have come into effect in Australia, allowing the immigration department to publicly list companies which have failed to satisfy a sponsorship obligation.

December 12, 2018

Effective 1 April 2019, the application and issuance/renewal fees will be significantly increased for the Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit and other passes administered by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore.

December 11, 2018

Effective immediately, the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) has revised its penalty fees for late registration of foreign nationals, and for submission of visa extensions after visa expiry.

December 11, 2018

Effective 10 December 2018, an RPTKA in Indonesia can only be valid for up to two years initially, rather than five as previously. After two years, the RPTKA can be extended for another period of two years, and after this for another one year.

December 11, 2018

The UK has announced an upcoming Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, to include several changes to Tier 1 routes. There are also reports that the Home Office has ‘’suspended the Tier 1 (Investor) route’’’ until further notice, but there is still no public announcement of this suspension.

December 10, 2018

The latest global immigration news in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news from Singapore, Netherlands, USA, Malaysia, South Africa and Mexico. In our Company News, meet Enrique Arellano, Newland Chase Managing Director Mexico. plus NC holds a Brexit rounndtable with UKVI.

December 10, 2018

On 14 November 2018, the UK government reached an agreement with the European Union (EU) on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The deal, which still needs to be ratified by both the UK and European parliaments, includes arrangements about the legal status of EU citizens in the UK post Brexit.

December 10, 2018

On 7 December 2018, the Swiss federal council announced it will maintain until 31 December 2021 the transitional provisions of Protocol III, which extended to Croatian nationals the Agreement on Free Movement of Persons (FMPA) between Switzerland and the European Union.